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Originally Posted by Dion
At one time IIRC they charged a fee for those wishing to have a reserved spot at some lots.
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This was only at the Fish Creek/Lacombe Station. A portion of the parking spaces were reserved for a fee. This program went out when the Park N' Ride fee was brought in.
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Originally Posted by redforever
I live outside of Calgary, take the CT maybe once or twice a year.
The problems Calgary Transit experiences are not exacerbated because of casual users from the country, who by the way have paid taxes towards the CTrain as well.
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Not taxes that pay for operations, see above.
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Originally Posted by Shazam
Charging the fee did seem to increase bus usage to c-train stations.
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Correct, as far as I've heard anyway.
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Originally Posted by Dion
If demand is high why are the lots half empty?
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That depends on what your definition of "high" is. The correct statement is that demand is high enough have the lots be half full, if that is indeed the case for the average lot.
This has to be weighed against a few other things, including the convenience provided by being able to find a spot in the middle of the day, and also the opportunity cost of selling the Park N' Ride space to development interests (which do exist at many locations, and thus deserve a place in the supply/demand debate).